J Korean Radiol Soc.  2001 Feb;44(2):173-176. 10.3348/jkrs.2001.44.2.173.

Aspergilloma within Pulmonary Sequestration: A Case Report

• Kim KY
• Kim SJ
• Hun BI
• Han GS
• Cha SH
• Park KS

• KMID: 2302379
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2001.44.2.173

Abstract

Routine chest radiography in a 21-year-old man revealed the presence of an asymptomatic mass at the right lower lung field. Chest radiographs showed multiple cysts with air-fluid level and air-meniscus within the consolidation at the right lower lung field. Chest CT scans demonstrated a non-enhancing solid mass, with air-meniscus, within a thin walled cavity, and multiple cysts with fluid or air-fluid level at the posterior portion of the right lower lobe. An abnormal artery was seen at the level of the 12th thoracic vertebra. Thoracic aortography revealed a feeding artery arising from the descending thoracic aorta and supplying the parenchymal lesion. We report the typical radiologic findings of intralobar pulmonary sequestration with aspergilloma, a condition confirmed by surgery and the pathologic findings.

Keyword

Lung, abnormalities; Lung, infection Aspergillosis; Lung, CT; Pulmonary angiography

MeSH Terms

Aorta, Thoracic
Aortography
Arteries
Bronchopulmonary Sequestration*
Humans
Lung
Radiography
Radiography, Thoracic
Spine
Thorax
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult